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Not-so-Mental Moses
On December 12, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Ridley Scott’s new film about Moses, will be released in theaters nationwide. What could a director possibly add to the original story to make it more epic on screen? We already have plagues of frogs, boils, locusts, parting an ocean, smiting oppressors—what more could there be? Scott’s answer: Presenting Moses as “Batman” by…
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True Freedom for California’s Universities
President Roy Peterson penned a short piece for the Christian Post about the State of California prohibiting student groups on its university campuses from requiring that group leaders profess certain beliefs—so no faith-based organization can require its own leaders to adhere to its founding commitments. The policy is designed to provide equal opportunity and ensure freedom of expression for students,…
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World AIDS Day
December 1 was World AIDS Day, a day when people renewed their battle against this worldwide scourge. American Bible Society has joined many other Bible Societies in the United Bible Societies fellowship to provide education and assistance to populations hit by HIV/AIDS, like Swaziland’s Bible Society, responding to the survivors of this silent war.Recently, ABS partnered with the Bible Society…
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Hope Rising on the Air
This month, ABC Television affiliates began airing a documentary called Hope Rising: Stories of Trauma and Healing, a true account of restored lives in survivors of severe trauma. Follow their stories as these incredible individuals participate in an American Bible Society trauma healing program and encounter the Good News of the Bible.As one viewer told us, the film “shows there…
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Record Winter 2014 Issue
Around the world, accelerated Bible translation is transforming lives and communities. In the U.S., the Bible is working in cities to bring hope and renewal to people of all ages. Download this issue
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Accelerating Bible Translation Today
Théodore Yébovi makes his way to the Bible Society office each day through the winding, dusty streets of Lomé, Togo’s capital city. The journey from his house on the outskirts of the city to the old, cement building in the center of town is 30 kilometers, which he often traverses on the back of a motorcycle taxi. When he arrives,…
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